[BC] FM bays

[Cowboy]

On Wednesday 11 February 2009 03:21 pm, Mglin at aol.com wrote:
>  Well some of you know the best answer for this.  Your help is  appreciated.
>   
>  Here is the question.  I am upgrading my FM  C3  25 KW  ERP  245'AGL, moving 
>  to 328' AGL
>  Currently using OMB 6 bay with 9.5 KW TPO.  Bays are .75 spaced
>   
>  I have received three different recommendations from people I trust.
>   
>  #1  reduce the number of bays to 3 and increase TPO to 20KW
>  #2  stay at 6 bays and install a new antenna
>  #3  increase to 8 bays and reduce TPO more.
>   
>  My target cities are 13-15 miles from the tower site and the terrain is  
>  relatively flat.

 Have it modeled for your tower !
 Then, range tested.

 Personally, I like 6 to 8 bays, but can't really offer a good,
 easy to understand explanation for why.

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Cowboy